{"id":31097,"date":"2017-11-16T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/?p=31097"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:20:27","slug":"ip-osgoode-and-osgoode-hall-law-school-host-intellectual-property-symposium-in-honour-of-osgoode-prof-david-vaver-intellectual-property-fuel-for-the-fire-or-shelf-life-of-a-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2017\/11\/16\/ip-osgoode-and-osgoode-hall-law-school-host-intellectual-property-symposium-in-honour-of-osgoode-prof-david-vaver-intellectual-property-fuel-for-the-fire-or-shelf-life-of-a-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School host intellectual property symposium in honour of Osgoode Prof. David Vaver, \"Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire of Genius or Shelf Life of a Banana?\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Re-posted below is a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yorku.ca\/2017\/11\/16\/11561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media release<\/a> from York University.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 <\/strong>\u2013 For nearly 40 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osgoode.yorku.ca\/faculty-and-staff\/vaver-david\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor David Vaver<\/a> has been a guiding force in the Canadian intellectual property (IP) landscape. On <strong>Monday, Nov. 20<\/strong>, IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University will host a special symposium in honour of Vaver \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nov-20-Symposium-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire of Genius or Shelf Life of a Banana?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vaver\u2019s scholarly outputs have been cited with approval in rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada and other court and tribunal opinions. His teaching, at universities on three continents, has influenced generations of students who have gone on to practise, research and teach IP law. On May 10, 2017, the Governor of General of Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gg.ca\/document.aspx?id=16811&amp;lan=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inducted Vaver as a Member of the Order of Canada<\/a> in recognition of \u201chis leadership in intellectual property law as a scholar and mentor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The symposium will include a distinguished set of participants drawn from Vaver\u2019s network of former students, colleagues and research collaborators. It will take place from <strong>9am to 4:15pm in Room 1014, Osgoode Hall Law School<\/strong>, Ignat Kaneff Building, Keele campus.<\/p>\n<p>The event will highlight four main themes of Vaver\u2019s extensive scholarship: overlap and redundancy in the IP system, legislation and reform, users\u2019 rights, and the importance of history. IP Osgoode founder and director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Giuseppina D\u2019Agostino<\/a>, who will chair the day\u2019s events, describes her former law professor and now colleague as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2017\/05\/congratulations-to-professor-david-vaver-inducted-into-the-order-of-canada-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201ca visionary and his work has had an astonishing influence on the Canadian legal world and, ultimately, on that of the Canadian public on so many levels.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the symposium, the conversation will continue on IP Osgoode\u2019s blog (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.iposgoode.ca<\/a>), the IPilogue, which will feature blogs and commentary about each panel session. The event will be audio-recorded and a podcast of each panel session, the keynote speech and Vaver\u2019s closing remarks will be made available for those who could not attend. A video of highlights from the day\u2019s events and special messages from some of the participants will be posted on IP Osgoode\u2019s website. In addition, a special edition of the Intellectual Property Journal will be convened with articles and commentaries contributed by the guest speakers and participants.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osler.com\/en\/about-us\/press-room\/2017\/former-supreme-court-of-canada-justice-marshall-ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Honourable Marshall Rothstein<\/a>, CC,QC (Supreme Court of Canada, 2006 to 2015) will provide a luncheon keynote and will be introduced by The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamsadr.com\/roger-hughes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Honourable Roger T. Hughes<\/a>, QC (Federal Court of Canada, 2001 to 2016).<\/p>\n<p>The first session, \u201cToo Much of the Same: Overlap &amp; Redundancy on the IP System,\u201d will feature Hughes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.ox.ac.uk\/people\/graeme-dinwoodie\">Graeme Dinwoodie<\/a>, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, University of Oxford, and <a href=\"https:\/\/commonlaw.uottawa.ca\/en\/people\/beer-jeremy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy de Beer<\/a>, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. D\u2019Agostino will chair the session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTowards a Coherent Moral Centre: Legislation &amp; Reform,\u201d will be chaired by IP Osgoode faculty member <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osgoode.yorku.ca\/faculty-and-staff\/craig-carys-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Carys J. Craig<\/a>, Associate Dean, Research &amp; Institutional Relations, and Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, and feature <a href=\"https:\/\/law.queensu.ca\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/amani\">Bita Amani<\/a>, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen\u2019s University, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allard.ubc.ca\/faculty-staff\/graham-j-reynolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham J. Reynolds<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>The newest IP Osgoode faculty member, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osgoode.yorku.ca\/faculty-and-staff\/bandopadhyay-saptarishi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saptarishi Bandopadhyay<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, will chair the session on \u201cUser Rights,\u201d an area where Vaver has made a formative contribution. The panel includes <a href=\"https:\/\/spicyip.com\/about-us\/team\/shamnad-basheer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shamnad Basheer<\/a>, Visiting Professor of Law, National Law School, Bangalore, and Honorary Research Chair Professor of IP Law, Nirma University, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bereskinparr.com\/People\/Daniel-R-Bereskin-Q-C-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel R. Bereskin<\/a>, QC, Founding Partner, Bereskin &amp; Parr LLP, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/wendy-j-gordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wendy J. Gordon<\/a>, William Fairfield Warren, Distinguished Professor, School of Law, Boston University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osgoode.yorku.ca\/faculty-and-staff\/mgbeoji-ikechi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Ikechi Mbeoji<\/a>, IP Osgoode faculty member and Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, will chair the day\u2019s final event on \u201cThe Importance of History.\u201d The panel features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/law\/about\/profs\/piper-tina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tina Piper<\/a>, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casselsbrock.com\/people\/Casey_Chisick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Chisick<\/a>, Partner, Cassels Brock &amp; Blackwell LLP. A cocktail reception will close the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<p>Support for the event is provided by IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccarthy.ca\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McCarthy T\u00e9trault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To attend the symposium, RSVP at <a href=\"http:\/\/iposgoode.ca\/rsvp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/iposgoode.ca\/rsvp<\/a> (event code: Vaver). For the agenda and participant biographies, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nov-20-Symposium-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About IP Osgoode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Conceptualized &amp; founded in 2008 by Professor Giuseppina D\u2019Agostino, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/\"><em>IP Osgoode<\/em><\/a><em>, the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, is an independent and authoritative voice which explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. IP Osgoode cultivates interdisciplinary, comparative and transnational research, collaboration, policy-thinking and practice on the basis of a tight connection between teaching, research and clinical action. IP Osgoode has put Osgoode and York University on the map in the global IP debate. We aim to influence the IP debate in Canada and internationally by educating our students and collaborating with the IP community in Canada and worldwide. Together, we have built an innovative program that is cutting-edge and completely unique to Osgoode.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Osgoode Hall Law School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osgoode.yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Osgoode Hall Law School<\/em><\/a><em> of York University has a proud history of 128 years of leadership and innovation in legal education and legal scholarship. A total of about 900 students are enrolled in Osgoode\u2019s three-year Juris Doctor (JD) Program as well as joint and combined programs. The school's Graduate Program in Law is also the largest in the country and one of the most highly regarded in North America. In addition, Osgoode Professional Development, which operates out of Osgoode\u2019s facility in downtown Toronto, offers both degree and non-degree programming for Canadian and international lawyers, non-law professionals, firms and organizations. Osgoode has an internationally renowned faculty of 60 full-time professors, and more than 100 adjunct professors. Our respected community of more than 18,000 alumni are leaders in the legal profession and in many other fields in Canada and across the globe. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About York University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>York University<\/em><\/a><em> is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university \u2013 our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. York U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, <a href=\"mailto:vcorner@osgoode.yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vcorner@osgoode.yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandra McLean, York University Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097, <a href=\"mailto:sandramc@yorku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sandramc@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Re-posted below is a media release from York University. TORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 \u2013 For nearly 40 years, Professor David Vaver has been a guiding force in the Canadian intellectual property (IP) landscape. 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